The Shires
The Shires is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 29 pupils and room for 60.
Shires Lane, Stretton, LE15 7GT01780 411944strettonshires.co.ukMr Jamie Hill director of care and educationAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
8 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Rutland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 29 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 17 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottesmore Academy | Academy | 2.4 miles | 126 | Good 2022 | 32 | Compare |
| South Witham Academy | Academy | 2.7 miles | 90 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 62 | Good 2022 | 47 | Compare |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 119 | Good 2023 | 76 | Compare |
| Empingham Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4.3 miles | 57 | Good 2023 | 13 | Compare |
| Bythams Primary School | Council | 4.6 miles | 58 | Requires improvement 2024 | 4 | Compare |
| Wilds Lodge School | Independent | 4.9 miles | 106 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Shires a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Shires yet.
How many pupils does The Shires have?
29 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 48% full.
Does The Shires have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Shires Lane, Stretton, LE15 7GT
- Telephone
- 01780 411944
- Website
- www.strettonshires.co.uk
- Director of Care and Education
- Mr Jamie Hill
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Ward
- Greetham
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 6 December 2005 (new provision)
- URN
- 131018 · LAESTAB 8576004 · UKPRN 10016323
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.